Merinda Park railway station, Melbourne
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| Code | MPK |
| Distance from Flinders St |
42.5 km |
| Lines | Cranbourne |
| # Platforms | 1 |
| # Tracks | 1 |
| Status | Unmanned Station |
| Metlink profile | Link |
| Melway map | Link |
| Metcard Zone | 2 |
Merinda Park is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Cranbourne North, on the Cranbourne railway line. Located at the northern end of the Thompsons Road level crossing, Merinda Park is in Metcard Zone 2, and is unmanned.
[edit] Facilities
The station consists of two platforms, in an island format (although only one track goes through the station - the other face is for future expansion), with a small shelter for waiting passengers. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to the platforms, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins.
[edit] History
Merinda Park station originally opened on Friday, March 24, 1995, as part of the electrification of the Cranbourne line, a $27 million Federal Government funded project.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Fiddian, Mark (1997). Trains, Tracks, Travelers. A history of the Victorian Railways. South Eastern Independent Newspapers, page 154. ISBN 1 875475 12 5.
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The proposed Lynbrook station is located towards Dandenong, as is the freight only Lyndhurst station.
